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Medifast Food Reviews: Southwest Style Eggs

March 22nd, 2012 by Inspector | No Comments | Filed in Medifast

The last time I was on the Medifast diet plan I was a big fan of the Medifast Original Style Eggs. This time I’m not sure how I feel about them. Maybe my tastebuds have changed or maybe they changed the formulation since the last time I was on the diet. Whatever it may be, they aren’t my favorite food anymore, but I don’t mind them at all and as one of the few savory (instead of sweet) items on the menu, they are a welcome change of pace from Medifast crunch bars, pancakes and Medifast brownies, etc.

Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the Southwest Style Eggs. Of course, I’m probably mostly at fault. These were introduced not long before my previous quit and I never got around to ordering them, probably because I read the ingredient list. When I think of Southwest food, I think “spicy”. Apparently, when Medifast hears Southwest, they think “bell peppers”. Which I hate! Naturally I didn’t think to check the ingredients until my box of food had arrived though and because I like the original eggs I just went ahead and ordered a full box instead of a sample packet.

I did decide to go ahead and try them anyway though because I thought the bell peppers might be minced up well enough for me to not mind them. My issue with them is texture rather than flavor. And what actually happened is that when I went to prepare the eggs, most of the non-liquid ingredients remained stuck to my mixing bowl. I could have scraped them off into my pan, but I decided not to.

Based on how the eggs tasted, I think I made the right decision. The flecks of pepper that were in the eggs tasted nasty and crunchy to me. If you happen to like peppers though I think this is easily solved. Most of the powdered meals that need to be reconstituted with water respond very well to soaking. So if you are going to order the Southwest style Eggs I recommend that after mixing them with water, you let them soak for an hour or two before preparing them. If you enjoy eggs for breakfast, you can always soak them the night before so you don’t have to wait around.

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Coupon Code for Medifast

May 6th, 2011 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Diet Tips & Reviews, Medifast

It’s May and there’s only another month or two to get in shape for swimsuit season. If you want to look great this summer, it’s time to consider the Medifast diet and saving money with a coupon code for Medifast. You can lose between two and five pounds per week and stop worrying about what to eat because Medifast provides you with the 5 and 1 plan. All you need to do is eat five Medifast meals today and your lean and green meal and you are done with the kitchen. You can stop worrying about food and just get on with your life.

To make losing weight even easier, there are Medifast coupons codes which you can use when you place your order. With savings between $25 and $50 dollars you would be crazy not to use a coupon code for Medifast orders. Here’s the latest batch of Medifast coupon codes! Just click the links to get your discount.

July 2011 Coupons for Medifast

Medifast – $50 off any purchase of $275 or more! Use Coupon Code: JUL31H good until 7-31-11

Medifast – $25 off any purchase of $150 or more! Use Coupon Code: JUL31H25 good until 7-31-11

When you place your first order, enter your Medifast coupon code in the promo box. Also make sure you sign up for the automatic delivery program as that will save you even more money over time, especially after you use up all the available discounts. You can cancel the auto delivery shipments easily and also change your orders to add favorite items and remove the ones you don’t care for as much so it is a smart move to sign up for it.

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Medifast Centers – Do You Really Need Them?

December 8th, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

There are quite a few diet programs available that require you to visit their centers in order to pick up your food or talk to your personal advocate. This has been a mainstay for dietary companies for decades. Not only will you get the support and help that you need from a well-educated staff, but they will also make more money with the membership fees that are added.

Medifast Centers are available in numerous states across the nation and with more opening all the time. The good thing is that you can get that professional face to face communication that really can’t be duplicated online. This also means that you might have to drive a ways to get to a Medifast center near you though, because right now not every state has its own Medifast weight loss center. In fact, Medifast weight loss centers are only located in 10 states – Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. Texas gets the best representation overall with 24 locations throughout the state.
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Medifast Brownies -a tasty new addition to the Medifast Plan

October 29th, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

One of the very special treats for people that are following the Medifast diet plan are the new Medifast Brownies. While they may not taste exactly like the fresh-baked brownies that your mother or grandmother may have spent hours putting together and baking in the oven, they taste pretty good and they certainly don’t have all of those fattening ingredients that your mom’s brownies have in them. Medifast has made these so easy that you’ll want to have them over and over again.

To make the Medifast brownies, you only need to empty one packet of mix into the provided tray. Next, you add 3 tablespoons, or 1.5 ounces, of water. Mix it all together well. Then all you have to do is put the tray in your microwave or conventional oven and bake them. Soon, you’ll be enjoying a fragrant chocolate aroma emanating from your kitchen. These brownies are not only tasty, but they provide protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals.
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Medifast and Eating Out – Restaurant Tips for the Medifast Diet

October 5th, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

Many people fear dieting plans because they don’t know how to incorporate eating out in restaurants while on them. With Medifast, eating out doesn’t need to be a difficult issue. You can easily do the Medifast plan and still enjoy eating out at a nice restaurant for the occasional meal. All you need to do is switch the timing on your lean and green meals while making good choices.

Now, when you’re doing Medifast, you are to eat 6 small meals. Five of them will be the packaged diet meals that are shipped to you. They require hardly any work on your part. However, while they’re convenient, it’s not recommended that you only eat these prepackaged meals. Instead, you’re asked to prepare a “lean and green meal” made up of fresh vegetables and proteins once daily.
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Medifast and Exercise – How Much Exercise Should You Do with the Medifast Diet?

September 29th, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

Whatever diet plan you’re using to drop excess weight, exercise is always an important part of it all, and it’s no different with Medifast and exercise.

Any time you incorporate a regular exercise program with your Medifast program, you significantly increase your chances of reaching your weight loss goals in a reasonable time.

However, if you’re a rather sedentary person at the moment, they recommend that you wait at least three weeks after you begin the Medifast 5 and 1 Plan before you start a regular exercise regimen. If you’re already exercising, it’s recommended that you cut back on your current regimen by half during the first three weeks on the 5 and 1 Plan. Then you can build it back to where you were gradually.
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Can I use frozen dinners for my Medifast lean & green meal?

September 1st, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

Not a big fan of cooking? You might wonder if you can use frozen dinners for your Medifast lean & green meal. I wish I could say the answer is yes, but in the long run, that solution isn’t really ideal. Let me explain why and then offer a few alternative suggestions.

The main reason that frozen dinners aren’t really appropriate for use as a lean and green meal is because of the way most frozen dinners are processed, they have too much sodium. Often, they don’t have enough protein either. But sodium aside, I thin even if you were to look long and hard at every frozen meal at your grocery store, you would have a hard time finding something suitable to match the ingredients of your lean and green.
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How Many Morningstar Farms Patties on Medifast?

June 17th, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

If you are a vegetarian following the Medifast diet or just looking for some variety in your meal planning, some of your options for your Medifast lean and green meal include meatless patties made by Morningstar Farms. But you might be wondering just how many Morningstar Farms patties are on Medifast anyway, right? So let’s take a look at the guidelines.

First of all, you should know that there are three different vegetarian brands of patties that you can eat when following the Medifast diet. They are Morningstar Farms, Boca Burger and GardenBurger.
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Medifast Diet Recipes and Meal Ideas

June 15th, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

Need to shake things up a bit with your diet? Here’s a few Medifast diet recipes that you might want to try. Some of the best of their prepackaged meals can be easily combined and used to create nutritious, delicious program-compliant meals that offer you new flavors designed to keep you on target to meeting your goals. Here are a few of my faves. The first two use your pre-packaged packets and the third is a nice Medifast lean and green option.

Medifast Pizza
Using only Medifast approved foods you can make a delicious pizza. Use the Medifast scrambled eggs, multigrain snack crackers, garlic and Italian spices, other spices–such as basil, pepper and oregano. Use one to two tablespoons of marinara and an ounce of fat-free Mozzarella cheese. For the pizza dough you can grind the eggs together with the crackers using a mortar and pestle, a good spice grinder or the Magic Bullet.
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Medifast lean and green

June 14th, 2010 by Inspector | Comments Off | Filed in Medifast

The Medifast lean and green concept is a highly important aspect of the overall Medifast plan. Therefore it is important that you have the right ingredients, in the right proportions to get the greatest effect.

According to the Medifast lean and green plan, the foundation of your diet is three servings of Vegetables and one serving of a lean protein for your main meal. The proteins are probably the easiest part of the plan to keep track of. For the most part, you can eat virtually any lean meat. The portion sizes may change. For example, you will have a much larger serving of chicken or fish than of beef or pork, but a nice juicy steak or pork chop is still allowed on the plan.

For many folks, it is the vegetables that give them pause. Which vegetables are allowed and how do I get a little variety in my diet?
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